-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
such ... as; or some such
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
still; even now; to this day
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
considerably; fairly; quite
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to